Educating Engineers
A Statement by the Council of Academies of
Engineering and Technological Sciences, Inc. (CAETS)
Budapest, Hunguary
June 28, 2013
Technology is a critical driver today of economic development; and globalization promises to bring that relationship to all societies of the world. But, engineers are crucial for effective management of technology and educating engineers who can adapt ...
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CAETS Energy Project Prepared by the Committee on Energy
Opportunities for Low-Carbon Energy Technologies for Electricity Generation to 2050
The International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) Working Group, (WG) on Low-Carbon Energy undertook a project entitled “Opportunities for Low-Carbon Energy Technologies for Electricity Generation to ...
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Urban Development and Public Transportation: Improved Understanding of the Interdependencies
A Statement by the International Council of Academies
of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS)
Zurich, Switzerland, August 31, 2012
More than 50 percent of today’s world population is living in urban ...
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Risk prevention has much less allure than after-the-fact actions, which are more visible and dramatic. There are no recognitions for those who work on reducing the probability or the impact of risk events, while there is many times more applause for heroic efforts to contain damages or rebuild what was destroyed.
Many risk s prevention and mitigation actions fall in the decision making realm of politicians, who naturally aim for public ...
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DEPLOYMENT OF LOW-EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Working Group Report
Executive Summary and Recommendations
1 September 2010
PROJECT BACKGROUND
The International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) at its Council Meeting in Calgary, Canada, in July 2009 endorsed a project entitled ...
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Sustainable Food Systems – Toward Food for All
A CAETS Symposium Statement
Copenhagen, Denmark, June 30, 2010
The 31st Annual Meeting of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) took place in Copenhagen (Denmark) 29-30 June 2010. A symposium held June 29 focused on how to achieve a sustainable global food system, which allows increased food ...
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Global Natural Resources – Management and Sustainabilit
A CAETS Statement
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 13-17, 2009
The 2009 CAETS Convocation, hosted by the Canadian Academy of Engineering, addressed the grand challenges and opportunities associated with the sustainable management of natural resources. Resource activity worldwide is increasingly impacting society in both positive and detrimental ways. Demand for ...
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Delta Technology for a Sustainable and Habitable Planet
A CAETS Statement
Delft and The Hague, Netherlands, June 25-27, 2008
The 30th Annual Meeting of the International Council of the Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) took place in Delft and The Hague (Netherlands) from 25-27 June 2008. The accompanying technical symposium focused on sustainable development of the world’s deltas, which ...
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Environment and Sustainable Growth
A CAETS Statement
Tokyo, Japan, October 23-26, 2007
At the 17th CAETS Convocation held in Tokyo on 23-26 October 2007, a wide range of global energy and environmental issues was reviewed and discussed by more than 230 CAETS academy representatives and specialists. The state-of-the-art of various technologies for improving energy efficiency, energy production with reduced carbon ...
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The Role of Hydrogen In Our Energy Future
A Statement by CAETS,
Brussels, Belgium June 1-2, 2006
Realizing that the problem of supply, distribution and utilization of available energy sources is of paramount importance for the sustainable development of our modern society, CAETS focused the Brussels meeting on the prospective use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. It engaged the views of experts of its member academies, ...
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OCEANS AND THE WORLD'S FUTURE
A CAETS Statement
Cairns, Australia, 10 - 14 July 2005
Preamble
T he International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) held its 16 th Convocation in Cairns, Australia, from 10-14 July 2005, to examine the scientific, technological and engineering issues that link the world’s future with the oceans. In the light of ...
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